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John Wesley Rains 1812–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Aug 1812

Birth Location: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: Aug 13, 1865

Death Location: Hightower, Forsyth, Georgia, USA

Father: Jesse Rains

Mother: Delilah Welch

Spouse(s): Telitha Rakestraw

Children(s): Melissa Rains, Mary Rains, Elizabeth Raines, Wesley Raines, Margaret Rains, George Raines, James Rakestraw, Malissa Rains, David Rains, Nancy Rains, Emily Rains, Eliphaz Rains

In 1812, John Wesley Rains entered the world in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States, born to Jesse Thomas Rains And Delilah Welch. John Wesley Rains married Telitha C Rakestraw, and had children including David Rains, Eliphaz Lifus Raker Rains, Elizabeth Betty Raines, Emily Rains, George Washington Raines, James R Rakestraw, Malissa Kizzie Rains, Margaret Rains, Mary Frances Elizabeth Rains, Melissa Rains, Nancy Rains, Wesley Harden Raines. John Wesley Rains passed away in 1865 in Hightower, Forsyth, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1812, John Wesley Rains entered the world in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States, born to Jesse Thomas Rains And Delilah Welch.
  • John Wesley Rains married Telitha C Rakestraw, and had children including David Rains, Eliphaz Lifus Raker Rains, Elizabeth Betty Raines, Emily Rains, George Washington Raines, James R Rakestraw, Malissa Kizzie Rains, Margaret Rains, Mary Frances Elizabeth Rains, Melissa Rains, Nancy Rains, Wesley Harden Raines.
  • John Wesley Rains passed away in 1865 in Hightower, Forsyth, Georgia, USA.

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John Rains's Ancestors

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John Rains
1812–1865
Birth Place: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Jesse Thomas Rains
1771–1836
Albemarle Parish, Sussex, Virginia, USA
Delilah Welch
1784–1854
Spartanburg South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (Robert) Raines
1726–1830
Bristol, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Rains's Descendants

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John (Wesley) Rains (31 Aug 1812–Aug 13, 1865) m. Telitha (C) Rakestraw (Feb 1821–20 Jan 1913)
  1. 1. Melissa Rains 1841–1910 m. Lifus Rakestraw 1833–1913
    1. 1. Elze (Columbus) Rakestraw 1878–1959 m. Elizabeth (Ennon) Raines 1883–1961
      1. 1. Willie (Mae) Rakestraw 1903–1988 m. Emmett (Clinton) Hopkins 1889–1947
        1. 1. Clinton (Clifton) Hopkins 1928–1998 m. Sadie (Helen) Sewell 1932–1961
        2. 2. John (Charles) Hopkins 1920–1998
        3. 3. Emily (Louise Hopkins McCurley) Wilson 1926–1981
        4. 4. Harold (Edward) Hopkins 1932–1988
        5. 5. Alma (Elizabeth) Hopkins 1925–2007
  2. 2. Mary (Frances Elizabeth) Rains 1865–1913
  3. 3. Elizabeth ("Betty") Raines 1859–1953
  4. 4. Wesley (Harden) Raines 1861–1939
  5. 5. Margaret Rains 1866–
  6. 6. George (Washington) Raines 1848–1922
  7. 7. James (R) Rakestraw 1842–1923
  8. 8. Malissa (Kizzie) Rains 1858–1935
  9. 9. David Rains 1850–1908
  10. 10. Nancy Rains 1857–1907
  11. 11. Emily Rains 1849–
  12. 12. Eliphaz (“Lifus” Raker) Rains 1851–1920

John Rains's Timeline

2 Records

1812
31 Aug 1812
Birth of John Wesley Rains in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1865
Aug 13, 1865
Age 53
Death of John Wesley Rains in Hightower, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
Hightower, Forsyth, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1812
    Event Place: Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 13, 1865
    Event Place: Hightower, Forsyth, Georgia, USA

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